حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ثَنَا ثَابِتٌ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ إِنْسَانًا كَانَ يَقُمُّ الْمَسْجِدَ أَسْوَدَ، مَاتَ أَوْ مَاتَتْ، فَفَقَدَهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: ((مَا فَعَلَ الْإِنْسَانُ الَّذِي كَانَ يَقُمُّ الْمَسْجِدَ؟))، قَالَ: فَقِيلَ لَهُ: مَاتَ، قَالَ: ((فَهَلَّا أَذِنْتُمُونِي بِهِ؟))، فَقَالُوا: بِأَنَّهُ كَانَ لَيْلًا، قَالَ: ((فَدُلُّونِي عَلَى قَبْرِهَا))، قَالَ: فَأَتَى الْقَبْرَ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا، قَالَ ثَابِتٌ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ أَوْ فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ: ((إِنَّ هَذِهِ الْقُبُورَ مَمْلُوءَةٌ ظُلْمَةً عَلَى أَهْلِهَا، وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُنَوِّرُهَا بِصَلَاتِي عَلَيْهِمْ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that there was a black man or woman who used to sweep the mosque. He/she passed away. When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not see him/her, he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: What happened to the one who used to clean the mosque? Someone said: He/she has passed away. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Why did you not inform me? The companions said: It happened at night. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Guide me to his/her grave. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to the grave and performed the funeral prayer. The narrator of this hadith, Thabit, while narrating this or another hadith, said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, these graves are filled with darkness, and because of my prayer, Allah Almighty has illuminated them.